The influence of geopolitical factors on the history of Singapore

This research is about Singapore, a city-state that in less than hundred years has grown into a very prosperous country. Singapore occupies a special position in Southeast Asia. I mapped the history of the Strait of Malacca and then investigated to what extent geopolitical factors have influenced Singapore’s developments and thereby the government. By using secondary literature and speeches by government officials I have mapped out which geopolitical factors had the greatest influence. Singapore has been ingenious in its handling of the strengths and weaknesses of the region. Both in the field of domestic and foreign policy.